1. Title: The Use of Landmines/ By: Alejandra Galindo
2. Intro. Approach: Anecdote / Descriptive
3. Thesis: Antipersonnel landmines kill thousands of people every year.
4. The introduction was effective. It talked about landmines, and how they do not recognize a cease-fire; they continue killing or maiming for many years after the conflict is over. They do not discriminate between soldiers or civilians. It does say that the land mines protect military establishements. It is very expensive to De-mine the field after the conflicts. A lot of the refugees can not return to the places that they live because there are active land mines still located on there fields. I think the introduction described the disadvantages Antipersonnel landmines very well.
5. Conclusion Approach: Call to action
6. The conclusion was effective. It asks the U.S. to sign the Mine Ban Treaty and to put pressure on the other countries to do the same. The weapon technology is already advanced and the world does not need to wait for more new developments in order to ban the use of landmines. It is not OK for U.S citizens not to know where the landmines are planted.